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EP 1028923 A1 20000823 - PROCESS FOR FABRICATING A HERMETIC GLASS-TO-METAL SEAL

Title (en)

PROCESS FOR FABRICATING A HERMETIC GLASS-TO-METAL SEAL

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON HERMETISCHEN GLAS-METALL-VERSIEGELUNGEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE FABRICATION D'UN JOINT VERRE-METAL HERMETIQUE

Publication

EP 1028923 A1 20000823 (EN)

Application

EP 97910747 A 19970930

Priority

US 9717681 W 19970930

IPC 1-7

C03C 27/02

IPC 8 full level

B60R 21/26 (2006.01); C03C 27/02 (2006.01); C03C 29/00 (2006.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

AT E282586 T1 20041215; AU 4804297 A 19990423; DE 69731672 D1 20041223; EP 1028923 A1 20000823; EP 1028923 A4 20020327; EP 1028923 B1 20041117; JP 2001518439 A 20011016

DOCDB simple family (application)

AT 97910747 T 19970930; AU 4804297 A 19970930; DE 69731672 T 19970930; EP 97910747 A 19970930; JP 2000513809 A 19970930